12—Lancastex Farming. Saturday, September 2,1967 Eliminate “Attractive Nuisances” And Reduce Chances Of Lawsuits Farms are attractive places for children to play, but they have an unusual number of ha zards Children find machinery, animals, and streams fascinat ing. More and more non-farm people live in suburban and rural areas near farms, so keep ing children from injury while on your farm is an increasingly difficult problem. The lawsuits that could result put an addi tional financial burden on farm ers, points out W. T. McAllist er, extension farm management specialist at University of Dela ware. "You are always more res ponsible for the safety of guests and employees than for trespassers Howeve' - , the fact that the peison was trespassing on your propeity does not re lieve vou of lesponsibility,” the specialist cautions Theie are hazards which in lesil terms aie called atti active nuisances such as livestock on pastui e cows horses, or hogs that might injure a curious child Also, faun ponds and n ngation dams aie very attrac tive places for a boy on a hot afternoon Childien mav get in to the bain and fall through holes in the flnoi, 01 upset a stack of baled hay on them sehes while trespossing vet the faim owner may be held liable for their injuries. Mc- Allister explains. While no trespassing signs are slight protection, they certain ly are not enough, he states The responsibility of keeping these attractive nuisances from becoming hazards lies with the farm owner. 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Ditmer warned that a grower using an untested product not only runs the risk of having such seed mixed with noxious materials, he is also misled on the amount of seed that must be planted for a proper stand, information vitally important to producing a good crop. He advised farmers to be cautious in purchasing any type of seed, stating that “if • Chicago (Continued from Page 2) bulls were fully steady. In the carlot dressed meat trade at Chicago, steer and heifer beef sold 50 higher, except Choice Steer 700-800 50-1.00 higher. Cow Beef was unchanged, er. Cows advanced 25-50 while SLAUGHTER STEERS Prime 1150-1450 lbs. yield grade 3 and 4 28.25-29.25, one load 1295 lbs. 29.50 at mid week. equalling last week and the highest since May 1966. High Choice and Prime 1150- 1400 lbs. 28-28 75, Choice 1100- 1350 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4 26.75-28 25. Choice 900-1125 26.25-27.75, Mixed Good and Choice 25.75-27, Good 24.75- 25 75, Standard and Low Good 23.50-25 the seed carries no test tag, do not buy it ”
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